| Description |
344 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Summary |
"Set in seventeenth-century France--a country in the thrall of dark magic, its social fabric weakened by years of plague--Chris Womersley's City of Crows is a richly imagined and engrossing tour de force. Inspired by real-life events, it tells the story of Charlotte Picot, a young woman from the country forced to venture to the fearsome city of Paris in search of her only-remaining son, Nicolas. Fate (or coincidence) places the quick-witted charlatan Adam Lesage in her path. Lesage is newly released from the prison galleys and on the hunt for treasure, but, believing him to be a spirit she has summoned from the underworld, Charlotte enlists his help in finding her child. Charlotte and Lesage--comically ill-matched but nevertheless essential to one another--journey to Paris, then known as the City of Crows: Charlotte in search of Nicolas, and Lesage seeking a fresh start. Dazzlingly told, with humor and flair, City of Crows is a novel for readers who like their fiction atmospheric, adventurous, spine-tingling, and beautifully written. Pre-revolutionary France, with all its ribaldry, superstition, and intrigue is mesmerizing, and Charlotte Picot's story--the story of a mother in search of her lost son--holds universal appeal." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Poisoners -- France -- Paris -- Fiction.
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Trials (Witchcraft) -- France -- Paris -- Fiction.
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Paris (France) -- History -- 1589-1789 -- Fiction.
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France -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction.
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Poisoners. (OCoLC)fst01068139
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Trials (Witchcraft) (OCoLC)fst01156425
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France. (OCoLC)fst01204289
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France -- Paris.
(OCoLC)fst01205283
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| Chronological Term |
1589-1789
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| Genre/Form |
Historical fiction.
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Historical fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726640
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9781609454708 (paperback) |
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1609454707 (paperback) |
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